The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-02
IEEING VEST 1887 yOLUN
THE FUR ROBBEIss.
They are safely Lodged In tho Cleveland

CLxygLAsD, o., July 1.-The three mur-
deiers Of Detective Hulligan ATE in Cleve.
land. They arrived at G:l5 o'clock this
morning, and are now in the county jail
under a atrong guard and In heavy chains.
The Detroit boat was due at $50 o'clock,
but long before that hour people began to
assemble at the docks along tho river. A
heavy iog hung over the lake, and anxious
eyes looked toward the north for two hours
before the great smoke stacks Of the vessel
appeared. :, g!}t l.t,
Chiei Schmitt and a big detail Of police
were on hand. Tho two patrol wagons
stood at the landing, and the throng,
which grew minute by minute, waited
patiently oil the while. Finally the great
bow Of the City Of Detroit was seen loom.
Ing up like q mountain and preaeutly q
crowd OF people were seen on the docks.
Slowly the ship came sailing in, and at
6:i5 o'clock she was made fast to the dock.
The police had hard work in keeping
the crowd back. Every man wanted to aee
the desperate criminals, and the police
were compelled to flourish their clubs and
scream at the top Of their voices In order
to keep a pasaageway clear from the boat
to the patrol wagon. Captain Hoehn was
the first man to croBs the gang.plank.
Detective Lohrer came next. IL Captain
Hoehn, learning that everything was
ready, boarded ]. the boat again, and q
minute later heavy detail OF detectives
came out Of the boat and with them came
the far robbers. D 5s t8+ 4
! The priaoners were chained together
aud their hands fastened with steel banda.
Their coats were thrown over their ehoul-
ders, and IS they hobbled into the first
patrol wagon a cheer broke from the 1000
people on the wharf. The drivers whip.
ped their horses and away went the two
wagons loaded down with officers in blue
coats and detectives armed to the teeth.
"Blfnky" Morgan has heavy crop OF
whiskers all over his face. They are cut
close, but are dyed a deep black. Not.
withatanding his disguise he is "Btinky"
just the same. 81 " e5f=lyI=i
The p1isonera were taken to the Central
police station and locked together in cell.
Their ahaekles we're not removed. It
! WAS thought that they would be taken to
the county jail, but at the last moment the
planB were changed because there were
great thron2s sbont the Jail. Later, how
ever, the murderera were removed from
tho Central and were given separate cells
at the jail. fE ~ I. -
When the landing was made some, one
on the dock yelled "Hans themw Nor
gan turned entirely round to see II the cry
Was to be carried out, while the other two
prisoners pulled their hats down over
their eyes and seemed to be thoroughly
frightened. Detective Hulligan'a two sons
were at the dock. y, Tslz .ES
Captain Hoehn says be has not the least
doubt that the prisoners are the men who
assaulted him and Detective Hulligsn on
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh train on
February 4th last. Tbs man who gives
his name as John Coughlin, the Captain
saya, 10 the one who sat in the car with
the officers before the assault was made
and who sasbly assisted in making the
rescue. gais sS a y n 4. gt5T5
"BlinSy". Morgan said TO reporter this
morning that he supposed when be was
captured thst he was 10 be taken to Grand
Rapids, where he ia wanted for jail break
ling. Ii he had known that he was TO be
brought 10 Cleveland for the fur robbery
there would have been s much liyelier
tims sgd more bloodshed.
The trie will be taken to Rayenna la a
lev days, where they will be tried for
murder. Mira. Hullisan, the vile OF the
dead detective, called at the Jail to-day to
sss the prisoner. She WAS taken to Nor
ssn's cell, when the Sheriff said 10 Nor
gan, "fhiu is Mrs. Hpllisan, the wife the
man who wss Killed" S7si@.ff ',5zt n a
rs that so?" aaid Morgan. 'I am very
cory that such miatortune should come to
her, a; > .sgi5 5ii b.!
and my .ad snS1sn ssa Ma,san Mrs tl hn
the face, shave prayed to God for four
long months that the result would
come, and now that it has come
we srs willing 10 trust in Him, feeling
sure that justice will be DONE" She did
not wish to see tbo other two prisoners,
and with a sad iace she left the jail,